Showing posts with label truth matters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label truth matters. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Sandy Ends Campaigns. Guess Who's Final Ohio Ad Wins "The Truth Be Damned" Award? (Again.)


Hurricane/post-tropical storm Sandy (don't let the name fool you. it's still packing a punch) is currently battering vast areas of the Atlantic Coast with high winds, heavy rains, storm surges, flooding, an estimated 2-ft. of snow (in W.VA) and is guaranteed to be accompanied by numerous power-outages.

So, naturally,  President Obama has numerous Presidential and Public Safety-related duties to carry-out and, therefore, has cancelled all of his remaining scheduled campaign events.
(Mitt Romney has ended his campaign, too.)

Election Day is next Tuesday (Hurray! Finally.) and in the battleground/swing-state of Ohio, both President Obama's and Mitt Romney's campaigns have released their final TV ads for the 2012 election.

Guess which campaign's ad wins the un-coveted and, yet, well deserved heading: "The Truth Be Damned."?  (Hint: It's not the first time they've "won".)


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Saturday, October 20, 2012

Much Like The Truth - The Facts Are Out There. Just Don't Bother Looking In Mitt Romney's Campaign


Publicly, Mitt Romney, his wannabe-wonk and the whole Romney campaign are utterly unapologetic about their open-hostility towards the theory and practice of  'Fact-Checking'.

Especially 'Fact-Checking' done on any of their own statements/claims/accusations/political ads.

They also have a well-documented, acute aversion to Telling The Truth - whether it be about themselves or about others.

It would behoove all of us if our consumer-protecting tradition and practice of "Truth in Advertising" were to be extended so as to include politics.  And with significant fines levied against the worst and repeat offenders.

Why?

Because - The Truth Matters - Even in Politics.  Especially in Politics.

A catchy little vid from Actually.org...

"Mr. Romney:  Let's play "Two Truths and A Lie!".   "Noooo! You're doing it wrong!!" :P

Friday, October 19, 2012

Romney Tells $50K/Plate Audience In FL: Pres. Campaign Would Be Easier If He Were Latino. Hey! Dude With The Boehner Fake Bake...

... Also overheard in that stellar and spectacularly stealthy "47%" video from Florida?

GOP Candidate Mitt Romney joking to his $50,000/ a plate audience that he'd have a better chance at becoming CEO of the U.S.A. if he were Latino.

Um... Yeah, riiight.

From Actually.org:
The delightful Rosie Perez explains why Romney's bizarre, embarrassingly unnatural Jon Boehner-esque spray tan is not the only reason he's lost the Latino vote...